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Weekday Weekend

Breakfast Cup and Saucer
January 1998 (designed), October 1998 (made)
Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker)
Stevens, Simon (designer)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent (made)

Breakfast cup and saucer of blue earthenware.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Breakfast cup and saucer
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Breakfast Cup
  • Saucer
TitleWeekday Weekend (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Earthenware
Brief description
'Weekday Weekend' breakfast cup and saucer of earthenware, designed by Simon Stevens, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Britain; 1998.
Physical description
Breakfast cup and saucer of blue earthenware.
Gallery label
WEDGWOOD "WEEKDAY/WEEKEND"

During the 1990s, several major British ceramic factories began to realise that the traditional formal dining-service was no longer well-suited to many modern lifestyles. Buffets, barbecues, eating in front of the television, casual eating at casual tables or without tables - these trends were increasingly the norm. Simon Stevens, a senior designer at Wedgwood, has addressed this tendency with "Weekday/Weekend". He first considered his own eating patterns and what foodstuffs were popular at supermarkets. His multi-functional range of vessels reflects modern cooking practice and international cuisine. One can imagine stir-fries, pasta, olives, rice, salads tossed in oil and vinegar, cappuccinos and espressos. These shapes are stylish, simple and modern but their traditional patterns (herringbone, flute and chequer) are timeless classics.
Credit line
Given by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
Subjects depicted
Herring-Bone
Fluted
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.35:1, 2-2001

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Record createdJuly 12, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O60973/weekday-weekend-breakfast-cup-and-stevens-simon/
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